Five new species of Rhodamnia (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) from New Guinea

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Australia · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies

Five new species of Rhodamnia are proposed for New Guinea, including R. asekiensis, R. daymanensis, R. makumak, R. taratot, and R. waigeoensis. Rhodamnia sharpeana, known previously only in Australia, is reported for the first time for Papua New Guinea. Detailed species descriptions and associated taxonomic data are provided for all species. A key is provided for species of Rhodamnia with stellate trichomes. Given the overall paucity of collections, all species are tentatively assigned as Data Deficient following IUCN conservation recommendations.

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